(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Santa Claus has left the North Pole and is on his journey around the world and all across the United States.
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At 5 p.m. in Chicago, Santa had already delivered 4 billion packages around the world, according to the NORAD tacker.
The tradition of NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracking Santa began in 1955 when a local advertisement directing children to call Santa directly had misprinted the telephone number.
Instead of calling the North Pole, the phone rang through to the Crew Commander on duty at the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center, where the officer on duty provided updates on Santa’s location.
NORAD has carried on the tradition, and today volunteers are providing updates on Santa’s location.
The volunteers answer about 40 calls and hundreds of emails an hour.
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